Yan Zixi didn't know what Mrs. Xiao was worried about, and she wouldn't innocently call herself over just to let herself accompany her to breakfast, how could this not make sense?

However, if Mrs. Xiao didn't say anything, Yan Zixi didn't dare to ask more, so she had to respond in her mouth and sit down.

Yan Zixi picked up a fritter and was about to feed it in her mouth, when she saw Mrs. Xiao sitting on the seat sighing, Yan Zixi didn't dare to eat it, so she hurriedly put the fritters back into the bowl and asked curiously.

"Mother, what are you worried about?"

When Mrs. Xiao heard Yan Zixi ask, she sighed and said slowly: "Zixi, do you know what Jing Cong has been busy with recently, why she hasn't seen anyone all day long?" ”

"This ......" Yan Zixi hesitated, she remembered that Mrs. Xiao didn't know that they were deeply involved in the poisoning case of Concubine Shu, and it was estimated that Xiao Jingcong was afraid that Mrs. Xiao would worry, so she kept the matter hidden and didn't tell her.

Thinking of this, Yan Zixi's mind turned, so she quickly found an excuse and replied to Mrs. Xiao: "Back to the mother's concubine, hasn't Jing Cong been in charge of the flood recently, and now that the river diversion period has arrived, Jing Cong has to supervise it all the time......

Yan Zixi didn't dare to tell Mrs. Xiao about the case of poisoning Concubine Shu, so she only said that Xiao Jingcong was busy with the flood.

What a shrewd person Mrs. Xiao is, Yan Zixi didn't lie, she could judge just by her tone.

Immediately, Mrs. Xiao had a gloomy face and snorted solemnly, "Zixi, do you have something to hide from this palace?" As far as I know, Jing Cong hasn't gone outside the city to supervise the work in the past few days, why do you want to deceive me, an old woman? Don't you take me as an old woman in your eyes?! ”

"Zixi doesn't dare!" Yan Zixi saw that Mrs. Xiao was angry, and immediately knelt down and explained to herself: "Mother, please calm your anger, Jing Cong has been investigating the case for the past few days, because she was afraid that you would be worried, so she didn't tell her mother, and I ask your mother to forgive me!" ”

Yan Zixi saw that the paper didn't contain the fire, so she had to say it hard.

"Investigating the case?!" When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she immediately frowned, and said suspiciously: "What case is Cong'er investigating, why don't you want to tell my mother?" ”

"Back to my mother, yes...... It's the case of the poisoning of the lady concubine......"

Yan Zixi thought about it, and told Mrs. Xiao what happened at the birthday banquet of Concubine Shu before, but she did not say the oath made by Xiao Jingcong and the emperor.

After Mrs. Xiao learned the ins and outs of the matter, she immediately frowned, and her face was even more gloomy, "Why do you and Cong'er hide it from me for such a big matter?" Do you still have me as a mother in your eyes? ”

"Mother concubine is angry, I think Jing Cong doesn't want you to worry, so I chose not to tell you." Yan Zixi hurriedly explained.

"That's enough, where is Cong'er, where is Cong'er now?"

"I've gone out of the house to investigate the case...... Yan Zixi lowered her head and said stupidly.

"What? What time is this? He went out of the house to investigate the case? Don't you, a wife, know how to persuade well? Don't you feel sorry for your husband at all? Mrs. Xiao was so angry that her body trembled slightly, and her old eyes were full of anger.

Why didn't Yan Zixi want to stop Xiao Jingcong and let him rest at home? It's just that time is pressing, today is the fourth day, but they still have no clues, and there are only three days left before the deadline stipulated by the emperor, even if Yan Zixi persuades again, Xiao Jingcong is afraid that he will not listen.

Not to mention that in the past two days, Yan Zixi has been in prison again, and she has been chased and killed by Zhao Chunjiang, she has already been exhausted, she sleeps very deeply at night, and she always has nightmares.

finally fell asleep, and when she woke up the next day, Xiao Jingcong was no longer by her side, and Yan Zixi couldn't persuade her.

But Mrs. Xiao doesn't know this, and she won't care about it.

When a person is prejudiced against another person in his eyes, no matter what that person does, it will cause all kinds of dissatisfaction from others, so no matter how Yan Zixi explains, Mrs. Xiao will only recognize that this is Yan Zixi's responsibility, and she has not fulfilled her responsibility as a wife.

Mrs. Xiao stood up, glanced at Yan Zixi coldly, and hummed in her mouth: "Hmph, go!" Go to the hall and kneel and reflect! ”

"Yes......"

Yan Zixi answered, then stood up and walked out.

After leaving Mrs. Xiao's room, Yan Zixi wanted to cry without tears in her heart, she knew that she shouldn't have put down that fritter just now, at least she could have a full stomach, right?

Just as Yan Zixi was about to walk towards the sect hall, Mama Rong chased after her from behind.

"Princess Xiao, Madame forgot to say one thing just now, let the old slave remind you, tomorrow there will be a Flower Dynasty Festival in the palace, let Princess Xiao accompany Madame into the palace tomorrow."

"Flower Dynasty Festival? Isn't the Flower Dynasty Festival already over, why is it only held in the palace at this time? Yan Zixi asked puzzled.

Rong Mama chuckled lightly and replied, "Oh, that's because the emperor's dragon body has been sick some time ago, so the Flower Dynasty Festival has been postponed." Princess Xiao, you won't have any problems, right? ”

"Oh oh, no, no...... How could it be......" Yan Zixi squeezed out a smile, "I bothered Mama to go back and tell my mother that Xi'er would come over on time tomorrow." ”

"Hmm." Mama Rong nodded, a smug smile on the corner of her mouth, and then went back to the room to report to Mrs. Xiao.

After Mama Rong left, Yan Zixi frowned, she was going to enter the palace again tomorrow, and she didn't know what would happen...... The most terrible thing is that now Yan Zixi still has to go to the sect to punish kneeling, if she kneels for a day like this, won't her legs be abolished, so how can she accompany Mrs. Xiao to the palace to participate in the Flower Dynasty Festival tomorrow? House

Yan Zixi was irritable and walked into the sect hall sullenly......

……

As soon as the maid Xiaomei woke up in the morning, she ran to the door of Yan Zixi's room, ready to tell Yan Zixi to get up.

But after calling out, she found that no one was paying attention, and after gently pushing them away, she saw that Yan Zixi was not in the room, so Xiaomei asked the other maids about Yan Zixi's whereabouts.

When she learned that Yan Zixi was called by Mrs. Xiao for questioning early in the morning, and now she was called by Mrs. Xiao to go to the sect hall to kneel down, Xiaomei hurriedly found two pads from the house and went straight to the sect.

As soon as Xiaomei arrived at the sect hall, she saw Yan Zixi kneeling in front of the tablet and sighing from a distance.

"Princess, princess!" Xiaomei quietly shouted a few times, Yan Zixi heard the shout, was startled, and quickly straightened up.

When she saw that it was Xiaomei walking in, she let out a sigh of relief and complained as if she was bored.

"Oh, Xiaomei, it's you, scared me to death, I thought my mother sent someone to spy on me!" Yan Zixi patted her chest and said to Xiaomei.

Xiaomei stuck out her little tongue, "Princess, I'm sorry, I scared you, the slave heard that you were punished by your wife to kneel, thinking that you couldn't bear to kneel for a long time, so I specially sent you this!" ”

Xiaomei said as she took out the two cotton pads from her arms.

When Yan Zixi saw the pads, she was overjoyed, and immediately praised Xiaomei: "Xiaomei, you really have you!" Yan Zixi hurriedly took the pad, then lifted up her trouser legs and tied the pad to her knees.

This pad was specially sewn by Yan Zixi in the past, just to cope with all kinds of kneeling occasions, but today I got up too early, and I was reprimanded by Mrs. Xiao, and I forgot about this knee pad artifact.

Fortunately, there is Xiaomei, a clever girl, who knows that she will send knee pads, and Yan Zixi naturally can't help but praise her.

"Xiaomei, when this princess goes back, I must reward you well."

"The princess is polite, this is what a slave should do." Xiaomei said with a smile.

"By the way, Xiaomei, can you help me find something to eat again. From morning to now, I haven't eaten a single rice! ”

Xiaomei nodded when she heard this, "Princess, then you wait, the slave will go and help you find something to eat." ”

Saying that, Xiaomei hurried out of the gate of the sect hall and ran to the kitchen to find something for Yan Zixi to eat.

About half an hour later, Xiaomei crept in again.

"Princess, the slave maid has found you steamed buns." As she spoke, Xiaomei took out the steamed bun she had hidden and handed it to Yan Zixi.

Yan Zixi opened the cloth, grabbed a steamed bun and fed it to her mouth.

If outsiders saw such a scene, they probably wouldn't believe it.

……

Yan Zixi knelt until the evening, and when Xiao Jingcong came back, she was finally able to get up.

Xiao Jingcong lifted Yan Zixi with a distressed face, "Xi'er, you have suffered." ”

"It's okay, Jingcong, I can still bear this suffering." Yan Zixi's eyes were full of Xiao Jingcong, where could she take care of the pain all over her body.

"Why did the mother punish you for kneeling?"

"It's nothing, Jingcong, don't ask. It's all over......" Yan Zixi didn't want to see Xiao Jingcong quarrel with Mrs. Xiao because of her own affairs, so she wanted to cover up the past.

Xiao Jingcong saw that Yan Zixi refused to say, so he didn't ask anymore, he had other ways to know.

"Okay, then I'll send you back to the house to rest first." Xiao Jingcong said and helped Yan Zixi back to the room, and after serving Yan Zixi to lie down and rest, Xiao Jingcong quietly withdrew from the room.

Standing in the corridor, Xiao Jingcong called the maid Xiaomei and asked her about what happened in the house today, and why Yan Zixi was punished.

Xiaomei told what happened, and when Xiao Jingcong learned that Yan Zixi was punished by Mrs. Xiao for kneeling because of his business, Xiao Jingcong immediately became not calm, and turned her head and prepared to go to Mrs. Xiao to ask questions.

Seeing this, Xiaomei hurriedly stopped Xiao Jingcong from behind.

"The prince stays."

Xiao Jingcong stopped, turned sideways slightly, and asked in surprise: "Xiaomei, is there anything else?" ”